Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A group of fifteen miniature dress medals in tribute to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., R.N.

Order of the Bath, Military Division, gilt and enamel, ring suspension; Order of St. Michael & St. George, gold and enamel, ring suspension; Royal Victorian Order, gilt and enamel; Order of the Bath, Civil Division, silver-gilt, straight bar suspension, with gilt buckle on ribbon; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Russia, Order of St. Anne, gilt and enamel; Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, gilt and enamel, rosette on ribbon; France, Legion of Honour, 3rd Class, gilt and enamel, rosette on ribbon; U.S.A. Navy Distinguished Service Medal, gilt and enamel; Sweden, Order of the Sword, silver-gilt and enamel, with gold suspension ring, mounted for display, cleaned, some with slight enamel damage, very fine and better (15) £200-250

Henry Francis Oliver was born 22 January 1865. Entering the Royal Navy in 1878, he was appointed a Lieutenant in 1888, Commander in 1899, Captain in 1903 and Rear-Admiral in 1913. Oliver was Director of Intelligence, Admiralty War Staff, 1913-14 and Chief of Admiralty War Staff, 1914-17. Commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron in 1918. Appointed Vice-Admiral in 1919, he commanded the Home Fleet, 1919 and the Reserve Fleet, 1919-20. Appointed Second Sea Lord, 1920-24 and C.-in-C. Atlantic Fleet, 1924-27. Promoted to Admiral in 1923, he attained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1928. Placed on the Retired List in 1933, he was restored to the Active List in 1940. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Oliver died on 15 October 1965. With copied photograph of the recipient in uniform, with some copied research.